Welcome to the Chicago Medical School accreditation update page. Our intent is to use this page to keep the CMS community and all its partners up-to-date and informed about the steps we are taking to address and resolve the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) issues relating to CMS. For more information about matters specific to the LCME visit: www.lcme.org.

What the Chicago Medical School Community Should Know:

Chicago Medical School was placed on probation by the LCME October 14, 2013 and remains fully accredited while on probation.

Members of the dean's staff were assigned and are accountable for the standards that are of concern and teams are working on action plans to address the issues.

Through the strength of our students, faculty and staff, we have made significant progress in addressing the areas outlined by the LCME. Following its regular meeting Feb. 25-27, the LCME determined the areas of concern are no longer in “non-compliance.” The LCME considers these areas to be “in compliance with a need for monitoring.”

The LCME has established key milestones over the next 12 months in which it will review our progress.

This situation has demonstrated the importance of fostering an environment of even greater collaboration and innovation.

This calculation is based on the work plan that has been developed for each of the fourteen competencies that are in compliance with a need for monitoring, using a simple mathematical equation of tasks completed divided by total number of tasks. It is a representation of the work effort by the school's administration, faculty and staff.

The LCME Site Visit Team concluded their visit on January 29, 2015. During their site visit, the team was able to provide a limited amount of feedback and comments. They specifically remarked about our wonderful facility, our dedicated faculty and staff, and our amazing students.

On Monday, December 1st we submitted our status report to the LCME and the site visit team. I congratulate and thank each of you for the exceptional work that has been done over the past year. The report itself was 101 pages and the total with Appendices was 1048 pages. The report can be found on the CMS Accreditation web page (this page) by scrolling down to the Status Report section and clicking the link for December 1, 2014. Due to its length we have not posted the Appendices. Everyone who has read the report to date has complimented the Team for their thoroughness - pride is what I feel and I hope you do as well.

Seven more days and we will submit our status report to the LCME site reviewers. We are in great shape . The finishing touches will be done this week. Many have contributed to the development of this outstanding document. It demonstrates the vast amount of work everyone has been engaged in over the past year. I am grateful​.